Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study
Smoking is a learnt behavior during adolescence and understanding the factor/s associated with smoking will assist in identifying suitable measures in combating the rising prevalence of smoking among adolescents. This research aimed to identify the factor/s associated with smoking among form four st...
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Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention
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| author | Lim, Hock Kuang Teh, Huey Chien Lim, Li Hui Lau, Joo Keng Cheong, Chee Kee Mohd Ghazali, Sumarni Chan, Ying Ying Sabtu, Mohd Yusoff Ismail, Hasimah Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian Thomas, Leni Tupang Lim, Kuay Kuang Cheong, S. M. Ibrahim, Normala Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli |
| author_facet | Lim, Hock Kuang Teh, Huey Chien Lim, Li Hui Lau, Joo Keng Cheong, Chee Kee Mohd Ghazali, Sumarni Chan, Ying Ying Sabtu, Mohd Yusoff Ismail, Hasimah Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian Thomas, Leni Tupang Lim, Kuay Kuang Cheong, S. M. Ibrahim, Normala Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli |
| author_sort | Lim, Hock Kuang |
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| description | Smoking is a learnt behavior during adolescence and understanding the factor/s associated with smoking will assist in identifying suitable measures in combating the rising prevalence of smoking among adolescents. This research aimed to identify the factor/s associated with smoking among form four students in Kota Tinggi, Johor. Multistage sampling was used to select a representative sample of students in 2008 and data were collected using a self-administered validated questionnaire. This study revealed that the overall smoking prevalence was 19.0% with a significantly higher proportion of male smokers (35.8%) as compared to females (3.15%). Adolescents who were male (aOR 6.6, 95%CI 2.61-16.4), those who had peer/s who smoked (aOR 4.03, 95% CI 1.31-12.4), and those who studied in rural areas and Felda Settlements ( aOR 4.59, 95 CI 1.11-18.0; aOR 9.42, 95%CI 3.91-29.1) were more likely to smoke in the past one week. On the other hand, adolescents with better knowledge on the hazards of smoking and negative attitudes towards smoking were less likely to smoke (aOR 0.51, 95%CI 0.37-0.72; aOR 0.67, 95%CI 0.46-0.99). Future promotional and interventional programmes on smoking should be considered and the above identified risk factors integrated to reduce smoking prevalence among students of school-going ages in Kota Tinggi, Johor. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-463052022-06-17T04:07:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46305/ Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study Lim, Hock Kuang Teh, Huey Chien Lim, Li Hui Lau, Joo Keng Cheong, Chee Kee Mohd Ghazali, Sumarni Chan, Ying Ying Sabtu, Mohd Yusoff Ismail, Hasimah Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian Thomas, Leni Tupang Lim, Kuay Kuang Cheong, S. M. Ibrahim, Normala Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli Smoking is a learnt behavior during adolescence and understanding the factor/s associated with smoking will assist in identifying suitable measures in combating the rising prevalence of smoking among adolescents. This research aimed to identify the factor/s associated with smoking among form four students in Kota Tinggi, Johor. Multistage sampling was used to select a representative sample of students in 2008 and data were collected using a self-administered validated questionnaire. This study revealed that the overall smoking prevalence was 19.0% with a significantly higher proportion of male smokers (35.8%) as compared to females (3.15%). Adolescents who were male (aOR 6.6, 95%CI 2.61-16.4), those who had peer/s who smoked (aOR 4.03, 95% CI 1.31-12.4), and those who studied in rural areas and Felda Settlements ( aOR 4.59, 95 CI 1.11-18.0; aOR 9.42, 95%CI 3.91-29.1) were more likely to smoke in the past one week. On the other hand, adolescents with better knowledge on the hazards of smoking and negative attitudes towards smoking were less likely to smoke (aOR 0.51, 95%CI 0.37-0.72; aOR 0.67, 95%CI 0.46-0.99). Future promotional and interventional programmes on smoking should be considered and the above identified risk factors integrated to reduce smoking prevalence among students of school-going ages in Kota Tinggi, Johor. Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46305/1/Smoking%20among%20secondary%20school%20students%20in%20Kota%20Tinggi%2C%20Johor%2C%20Malaysia%20-%20findings%20from%20a%20cross-sectional%20study.pdf Lim, Hock Kuang and Teh, Huey Chien and Lim, Li Hui and Lau, Joo Keng and Cheong, Chee Kee and Mohd Ghazali, Sumarni and Chan, Ying Ying and Sabtu, Mohd Yusoff and Ismail, Hasimah and Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian and Thomas, Leni Tupang and Lim, Kuay Kuang and Cheong, S. M. and Ibrahim, Normala and Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli (2015) Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16 (11). pp. 4563-4570. ISSN 1513-7368; ESSN: 2476-762X http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201533678767278.page 10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.11.4563 |
| spellingShingle | Lim, Hock Kuang Teh, Huey Chien Lim, Li Hui Lau, Joo Keng Cheong, Chee Kee Mohd Ghazali, Sumarni Chan, Ying Ying Sabtu, Mohd Yusoff Ismail, Hasimah Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian Thomas, Leni Tupang Lim, Kuay Kuang Cheong, S. M. Ibrahim, Normala Mohd Yusoff, Muhammad Fadhli Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study |
| title | Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Smoking among secondary school students in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia - findings from a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | smoking among secondary school students in kota tinggi johor malaysia findings from a cross sectional study |
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